IT Project Manager - Large-Scale Technology Modernization

Project Overview

We are seeking four experienced IT Project Managers to support a large-scale technology modernization initiative focused on replacing legacy systems with a modern, cloud-first technology environment.

The Project Managers will oversee assigned projects and workstreams, manage project plans and schedules, track risks and issues, coordinate stakeholders, and provide consistent reporting to program leadership. These professionals will work closely with program directors, PMO leadership, business leads, subject matter experts, and cross-functional teams to support project delivery and ensure alignment with overall program objectives.

Position Details

• Employment Type: Full-time contract
• Project Duration: November 2026 – April 30, 2027, with the possibility of extension
• Work Arrangement: Primarily remote, with onsite attendance required one week per month in Olympia, Washington, or as needed
• Hours: 40 hours per week

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning and Management

• Develop and maintain project charters, project plans, schedules, milestones, task dependencies, and baselines.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and workstreams while accounting for resource constraints, deadlines, and shifting priorities.
• Monitor project progress, scope, deliverables, and task completion against approved plans.
• Coordinate project activities, meetings, updates, and deliverable tracking.

Risk and Issue Management

• Identify, document, monitor, and escalate project risks and issues.
• Develop and recommend mitigation strategies in collaboration with business leads and program leadership.
• Monitor critical paths, emerging risks, and potential impacts to project milestones.
• Maintain project Risk, Action, Issue, and Decision (RAID) logs.

Reporting and Communication

• Prepare and distribute weekly project status reports and monthly written updates.
• Track and analyze project performance, milestones, risks, and deliverables.
• Prepare presentations and status materials for program leadership, governance groups, and stakeholder meetings.
• Communicate complex technical and project management information clearly to both technical and nontechnical audiences.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Collaborate with program directors, PMO leadership, business leads, subject matter experts, project teams, vendors, and other stakeholders.
• Participate in project meetings, planning sessions, executive steering committees, and change control boards.
• Support governance briefings, project reviews, and program decision-making.
• Maintain alignment between project plans, program priorities, and established project management standards.

Documentation and Governance

• Develop and maintain project charters and supporting documentation.
• Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards and established reporting requirements.
• Coordinate with PMO leadership to maintain consistent project management practices and reporting schedules.
• Submit deliverables in Microsoft Project and editable Microsoft Office formats.

Required Qualifications

• Project Management Experience: Seven years of IT project management experience; six years with an associate degree; five years with a bachelor's degree; or four years with a master's degree.
• Education: Degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale IT projects, multiple workstreams, project schedules, milestones, and resource dependencies.
• Proven experience with project risk and issue management, escalation, and mitigation planning.
• Experience working within a Project Management Office (PMO) on large-scale government or enterprise technology initiatives.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams in matrixed environments involving contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Strong strategic planning, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, stakeholder engagement, and meeting facilitation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools, including Microsoft Project, Teams, SharePoint, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• PMP certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI), or an equivalent certification, in good standing throughout the engagement.

Preferred Competencies

• Project planning, scheduling, critical path analysis, and baseline management.
• Risk identification, issue escalation, and mitigation planning.
• Project performance monitoring, reporting, and data analysis.
• Stakeholder coordination and executive-level communication.
• Strategic planning, prioritization, and scope management.
• Experience supporting complex, multi-year technology modernization programs.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while managing competing priorities.
• Availability to attend onsite meetings approximately one week per month in Olympia, Washington, and as required.
• Ability to comply with applicable security, confidentiality, background screening, and data-handling requirements.
• Ability to produce accurate, professional project documentation and deliverables in accordance with established standards.